This authoritative work examines recent changes in Russia's relations with the EU and NATO and explores the patterns of support for these various orientations among its own elites and public.
Investigates Russian engagement with the enlarged European Union and NATO.
Evaluates the serious choices to be made on both sides about the obstacles to good relations, and about the policies to enable a form of Russian 'inclusion without membership'.
Draws on extensive interviews with Russian decision-makers as well as a body of new survey evidence, official sources and recently published debates.
Anticipates the issues that will become increasingly prominent, including competition in the 'common neighbourhood' and controversy over the role of values in shaping Russia's future position in Europe.
About the authors. Acknowledgments.
Abbreviations and acronyms.
1. The place of Europe in Russian foreign policy: Margot Light with Roy Allison.
Russia and NATO.
Russia and the EU.
The impact of 9/11 on Russia's relations with NATO and the EU.
Russian elites and their foreign policy views.
Analysis and arguments.
2. The domestic management of Russia's foreign and security policy: Stephen White.
Consolidating the Putin leadership.
Foreign policy decision-making.
Defence and security policy decision-making.
The Presidential black box.
3. Russian political engagement with the European Union: Margot Light.
Russia, Europe and the EU.
Recent controversies in Russia-EU relations.
Conclusion.
4. Russian security engagement with the European Union: Roy Allison.
Russian elite debate.
Policy achievements and future potential.
The European Union's new security neighbourhood.
Conclusion.
5. Russian security engagement with NATO: Roy Allison.
NATO or the EU as Russia's principal security partner in Europe?.
Russian engagement with NATO.
Russian elite debate on NATO since 2000.
Policy achievements and future potential.
Russian official threat perceptions of NATO and NATO enlargement.
Towards associate membership? An agenda for deeper NATO-Russia Cooperation.
Russian membership of NATO?.
Conclusion.
6. Russia and 'Europe': the public dimension: Stephen White.
Foreign policy: the public political agenda.
A 'European choice'?.
A changing security environment.
Russia and NATO.
Identity: the view from below.
Russia and 'Europe'.
Russians and their security environment.
7. 'Russia in Europe' or 'Russia and Europe'?: Roy Allison.
New challenges in the foreign policy environment.
Values, interests and pragmatic policy.
Scenarios for future policy.
A note on sources.
Notes.
Index.
